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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A’s goal is to act as a national mirror—taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

Greatest Astronomy Hits of 2016

1. A potentially habitable planet was discovered orbiting the closest star to Earth.

2. First direct detection of gravitational waves – Einstein first identified the link between space and time. Gravity can stretch and compress space and time. Gravity waves actually pass through the fabric of space-time.

3. The estimated number of galaxies in the universe is now at 1 trillion.

Mark your 2017 calendar for August 21st – a total solar eclipse will cross the continental United States.